:The Linux control panel should be included with your driver package. The "Catalyst Control Center" is the Windows-only program. -[[User:Mooninite|Mooninite]] 11:14, 1 August 2007 (CDT)

:The Linux control panel should be included with your driver package. The "Catalyst Control Center" is the Windows-only program. -[[User:Mooninite|Mooninite]] 11:14, 1 August 2007 (CDT)

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I used method 2 to install the latest drivers in Feisty. Unfortunately, it didn't go very well: the old driver still existed in /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/volatile. Even after removing the default restricted-driver package. It took me an hour to figure out what was going wrong. I forgot to blacklist the driver in linux-restricted-modules-common, so I fixed that. Now another problem arises: how do I get the symlink permanently in a directory mounted as tempfs?

2.6.20 Patching

IMPORTANT: This method will not work with 2.6.20.* kernels. Is this still true? My feisty install is kernel 2.6.20-13-generic and it was trivial to install fglrx using the first method mentioned. If the second method is still really required, it would be good to say why (eg, something is busted in Ubuntu's 26.20 ?)

Rebooted and this time it just hangs. (2.6.20-13 generic; Mobility Radeon 9700.)

aticonfig Core Dumps

I found the problem with these instructions for those of us getting the initial core dumps when using aticonfig --initial or --overlay

The problem is the order in which the instructions are given.

To fix this I had to first black list the fglrx and then reboot.

If you don't black list this driver and reboot first, you will get an error when you run

sudo dpkg -i xorg-driver-fglrx_8.36.5-1*.deb

The error you will get is the following:

Starting atieventsd: already started

This will cause all aticonfig settings to choke.

Dual screen

I finally managed to get fglrx working with two screens with an ATI radeon X1300. Xinerama resulted in buggy mouse pointer on second screen. All in one big desktop seems to work without any problems. I followed this guide:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=301941

Problem with xorg.conf settings?

As i was trying to work through this, I noticed that every time I added those options to the xorg.conf file, KDE would no longer start unless I manually started it (startx), but then it would seem that no graphics drivers would load, and I'd have to restart installing/setting up fglrx. After several rounds of going through this process, I just decided NOT to add the 'Option "AIGLX" "off"' to the xorg.conf file. Then it booted perfectly, and everything was working like it should.

In case you need to know, I am using Kbuntu with a Radeon 9800 Pro

Script

In case anyone's interested, I wrote up a script that installs the driver. It's here, only for Feisty. (I tried making it release-independent, but it was too hard.) My computer gets shut down at night (it's not so much a server as a computer for personal use), so try again later if you get a 503. (Also, could my script be mentioned in the article somehow? I didn't see a good place to put it.) — SheeEttin {T/C} 17:54, 13 July 2007 (CDT)

AMD Watermark with 8.39.4 Drivers

Just installed the new 8.39.4 drivers as per the guide, and now there is a square overlayed on the lower right corner of the screen that says "AMD Testing use only". It's very annoying, and I'm wondering if anyone else is getting this, or knows how to remove it? I almost wonder if Ati put up a development version on their download page by mistake...
This is on Kubuntu 7.04 with a Radeon 9600xt -- 71.34.23.10

edit: just saw this at www.phoronix.com. seems to be an issue with a signiture file that isn't getting generated with the --buildpkg argument. Guess the only solution is to downgrade until Ati fixes it. -- 71.34.23.10

Yup. If you must have the drivers now, you can apparently use the GUI installer and it'll work. — SheeEttin {T/C} 12:30, 20 July 2007 (CDT)

ATI is no longer offering the 8.39.4 drivers. Download page is back to 8.38.6. If you managed to grab the file while it was available, there is a workaround posted in this thread. -- 71.34.23.10

ATI Catalyst Control Center

The Linux control panel should be included with your driver package. The "Catalyst Control Center" is the Windows-only program. -Mooninite 11:14, 1 August 2007 (CDT)

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volatile-directory already exists on Feisty

I used method 2 to install the latest drivers in Feisty. Unfortunately, it didn't go very well: the old driver still existed in /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/volatile. Even after removing the default restricted-driver package. It took me an hour to figure out what was going wrong. I forgot to blacklist the driver in linux-restricted-modules-common, so I fixed that. Now another problem arises: how do I get the symlink permanently in a directory mounted as tempfs?